Orb Encounters
				
		Definition
		
		 Orbs are the beautiful balls of light captured in digital 
		photographs. They can appear anywhere from wispy to brilliant white 
		spheres of light. These “orbs” with their concentric circles, coronas, 
		mandalas, faces, bumps, knobs and tracks seemingly appear at random 
		times in one photo but not the next. They are known to manifest in 
		different colors and sizes, singularly and in groups.
        Orbs are the beautiful balls of light captured in digital 
		photographs. They can appear anywhere from wispy to brilliant white 
		spheres of light. These “orbs” with their concentric circles, coronas, 
		mandalas, faces, bumps, knobs and tracks seemingly appear at random 
		times in one photo but not the next. They are known to manifest in 
		different colors and sizes, singularly and in groups.
		Orbs exhibit consciousness and can respond to requests by appearing 
		in meaningful places at meaningful times. A growing number of people are 
		experiencing the orb phenomena as a spiritual, transcendental or other 
		worldly event that occurs after the death of a loved one. When 
		photographed by a grieving family member, orbs can give a sense of 
		solace unlike any other during a time of loss and adjustment. 
		Orbs have been sighted during OBE’s and NDE’s with the most 
		publicized being the “brilliant orb of light” in Proof of Heaven: A 
		Neurosurgeon’s Near Death Experience and Journey into the Afterlife, 
		by Dr. Eben Alexander. He encounters a stranger, a young woman who 
		accompanies him during his NDE. She appears not only in human form, but 
		in the form of a brilliant orb of light. She is later identified as his 
		birth sister who died ten years previously and someone who Alexander had 
		never met.
		Numerous explanations have been suggested to identity of these balls 
		of light:
		soul/consciousness energy, a vehicle of consciousness, angels, 
		spirits, light waves, discarnate energies, thought forms, 
		inter-dimensional beings, energy fields, aliens, dust or moisture 
		particles, pollution in the atmosphere, or lens flare. 
		Orbs are most readily captured on digital cameras. 
		According to Virginia Hummel, director of TheOrbWhisperer.com:
		“Orbs come in a variety of 
		colors from the visible light spectrum, including ultra violet, x-ray 
		and gamma ray range. Currently, there are two different scientific 
		theories as to the physical makeup of orbs; subtle energy i.e. Chi, 
		Prana and Life Force, or plasma.
		Orbs are mentioned in 
		literature across many genres and have been captured by traditional 
		film, digital photography and video. There is a growing body of 
		published information, videos and websites discussing this phenomenon. 
		With a simple camera anyone can learn to take pictures of these 
		incredible light beings. Though generally not visible to the naked eye, 
		some people can see them while others are able to “feel” their presence.
		
		Orbs are a beautiful demonstration of manifesting physical reality 
		through consciousness. They are the most readily available proof of the 
		existence of life beyond our third dimension. As the veil thins between 
		worlds, we are afforded the opportunity to connect with the magic and 
		beauty of spirit. We have been given a window to the divine. Thanks to 
		the digital camera, we now have a visual experience that quite possibly 
		validates for the first time what mystics, spiritual leaders, and 
		religious doctrine have expressed for millennia: that we truly are 
		eternal beings.”
		Phenomenological list of experiential and transformative elements
		One or more of the following experiences or identifying factors is 
		associated with the appearance of orbs. This is not an exhaustive list, 
		as the study of orbs is a relatively new field.
		
			- Circular transparent or solid light objects, from one to many to 
			hundreds, appearing on traditional film and/or digital photographs 
			and videos.
- Orbs can occasionally be seen by the naked eye. 
-  Children appear to have the ability to see these light 
			beings, and many domestic animals seem alert to their presence.
-  Their presence can sometimes be felt through 
			clairsentience.
-  Some people report hearing them as they fly by.
- Orbs have a consciousness and appear intelligent.
- Communication between orbs occurs through intuition, intention, 
			and thoughts in the form of wishes, requests or directives, and 
			dreams similar to an ADC, clairaudience and clairsentience.
- Commonly they appear to float above groups of happy, laughing, 
			singing or prayerful gatherings of people, but are also seen in 
			photographs or moving through videos of empty rooms, or resting on 
			or by furniture, people and animals.
- They can be photographed during psychic readings.
- They appear benevolent and seem to enjoy attention.
- Orbs can determine whether or not to reveal themselves.
- They can respond to requests to interact with family and 
			friends. They also appear in significant places at significant 
			times.
- They are three-dimensional.
- Some orbs in digital photographs appear to have discernible 
			facial features and human expressions while others can contain 
			animal or extraterrestrial features. Some faces have been identified 
			as loved ones. More than one face can appear inside an orb.  
- Each orb has its own unique interior structure and can contain 
			symbols, bumps, knobs, tracks, mandalas, concentric circles, and 
			coronas. 
- ome people report direct communication by clairaudience between 
			an orb and/or the intuitive knowing of the identity of the orb, 
			i.e., Jesus or a family member.
- Reports of STE’s can occur during an orb sighting.
- Orbs can appear to be the size of a coin or many feet across. 
			When many orbs are seen in a single photograph, they can be diverse 
			in size.
- Digital video recordings have captured orbs of various sizes 
			moving through the camera scene, traveling both slowly and quickly. 
			
- Some photographers report that the more pictures are taken with 
			the intention of capturing orbs, the more orbs appear in their 
			photographs.
- Orbs can be photographed and videoed with a Smartphone and 
			flash.
- 
			Digital photographs of orbs taken in darkened environments can 
			show more orbs appearing than in daylight photographs.  
- The use of a flash or light source appears to be a necessity to 
			capture orbs by camera or video.
- Orbs appear to fluoresce as a reaction to the photon energy 
			emitted from the camera flash or LED. 
- Orbs are most readily captured on inexpensive digital cameras, 
			manufactured without hot mirrors, which block the conversion of low 
			wave infra-red light emitted by the orbs.
- Orbs appear to expand in size as they approach a source of light.
- Orbs will appear blue under the influence of an LED.
- Orbs can be seen and filmed with an infra red camera.
- In digital photographs, orbs can appear to be a mix of many 
			gauzy, transparent colors: white, pink, blue, purple, green, etc. 
			Colored orbs can be taken in the same photo as white orbs.
- It is suggested that the vibrational rate of the varying colors 
			of orbs may relate to the spiritual development of the individual 
			orb.
- Orbs can be captured in motion and can appear as spheres with a 
			trail of light, and as freeform or straight tubes of white or 
			colored light. These tubes can be solid or appear as a grouping of 
			multiple orbs. 
- Orbs have been clocked at speeds of up to five hundred miles per 
			hour. 
- In a group, orbs appear to move as a group much like a school of 
			fish or flock of birds. 
- Orbs have been seen to appear and disappear through torsion 
			vortices.
- Plasma clouds can be taken in the same photograph as orbs or 
			appear shortly before or after orbs appear.
- Orbs have appeared in Class 7 clean room conditions. 
Books and DVDs
		
			- Heinemann, K. 
		& Ledwith, M.  (2007)  The Orb Project.  Atria 
		Books/Beyond Words Publishing.
- Heinemann, K. 
		& Heinemann, G.  (2010) ORBS: Their Mission & Messages of Hope. Hay 
		House.
-  Heinemann, 
		K., Heinemann, G., Ledwith, M., Ocean, J., Mead, R., Mead, H., Lub, S., 
		Gilliland, J., & Knight, J.Z. (2009). ORBS: The Veil is Lifting (DVD).
			
- Underwood, S. 
		(2009). Orbs, Lightwaves, and Cosmic Consciousness: Interacting with 
		Beings from Another Dimension. Xlibris.
Prominent Researchers 
		Dr. Klaus Heinemann
		Born and educated in Germany, Dr. Klaus Heinemann holds a Ph.D. in 
		experimental physics from the University of Tübingen. He worked for many 
		years in materials science research at NASA, UCLA, and as a research 
		professor at Stanford University. He is the founder and chairman of a 
		corporation that performs scientific research in computational fluid 
		dynamics, materials development, and nanotechnology, under contracts 
		from NASA.  He is co-author of both The Orb Project 
		and Orbs: Their Mission and Messages of Hope.  
        http://beyondtheordinary.net/ 
		 Virginia Hummel
		Virginia Hummel is an author and inspirational speaker on the 
		subjects of Orbs and New Age Bereavement Healing. She has been a 
		lifelong student of spiritual and metaphysical studies and most recently 
		the orb phenomenon. Following the 2007 appearance of a brilliant white 
		orb, visible to her naked eyes, she has focused her energy into 
		discovering the source and identity of these intriguing balls of light. 
		She is a Certified Light Therapist who uses Divine Light, or subtle 
		energy, as a tool to assist in her ability as a medical intuitive. She 
		is the author of Miracle Messenger: Signs Form Above, Love From 
		Beyond. Virginia has created a website devoted to the orb 
		phenomenon and is currently working on a new book on the subject.
		http://www.theorbwhisperer.com/ 
		
		Dr. Miceal Ledwith, LPh, LD, DD, LLD (h.c.)  
		Dr. Miceal Ledwith served as a Catholic priest and as a Professor of 
		Theology and College President for over 25 years in Ireland.  
		During the course of his academic and administrative careers he lectured 
		extensively internationally.  He was one of the scholars featured in the 
		movies "What the Bleep Do We Know," and its sequel "Down the Rabbit 
		Hole."  He is coauthor of The Orb Project and producer of the movie 
		Orbs: Clues to a more Amazing Universe.   
        http://hamburgeruniverse.com/
		
		Sandra Underwood  
		Sandra Underwood, a retired university administrator, had a series of 
		extraordinary experiences and back-to-back synchronicities following the 
		suicide death of her son Eric. Through these experiences, she learned 
		about and began to interact with orbs and what she calls "lightwaves" 
		–believed by some to be conscious beings from another dimension. 
		http://sandraunderwood.com/index.htm 
		
		Individual Case Examples
		A Google search of “orbs” will yield more than thirteen million 
		results. There are literally hundreds of photographs available in 
		published material along with thousands of self-published photos and 
		videos available on the Internet. There are Facebook pages and websites 
		with breathtaking photos and comparative discussions about this 
		phenomenon. There are also conferences for devoted orb fans to share 
		their insights and passion for these benevolent beings of light. 
		
			- Klaus Heinemann, PhD: 
			
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfz1kEISKLQ&feature=related
			
- Miceal Ledwith, DD,LLD: 
			
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXFn2FwU-FU
- Orbs: The Veil is Lifting Trailer:
			
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7bb0HzWd6Y&feature=related 
			
- International best-selling author/researcher Freddy Silva on the 
			origin of orbs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUQFgUF_Uow
- An orb responds to a verbal command. TheOrbWhisperer.com
			
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtdBJ3rcb5Y&feature=plcp
- Energy OrbEnergy Orbs at the Ratu Bagus Ashram, March 26, 2009.  
			The phenomenon of energy orbs has become more and more visible at 
			the ashram. It is believed that these beautiful representations of 
			planetary energy are becoming manifest in response to the 
			ever-growing level of consciousness present at this time. The 
			pictures shown here were taken by many people, on many cameras, at 
			different times. They capture the essence of these energies at play. 
			Some report that feeling their presence, working with them during 
			training, and meditating allows one to feel free from the limits of 
			the mind. When one is connected through feeling to these energy orbs 
			spinning throughout the body occurs, while held in the safety of 
			one’s own orbit, it can feel like dancing through the universe. 
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzWbYZuY7w&feature=related
		
        
		
		       
		http://www.ratubagus.com
		
		 
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